Dirigible headlight



G. HnBUDD.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED AIII. I5, 1919.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

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GEORGE H. BUDD, or sALT vLAKE CITY, UTAH.

-v DIBIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

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Be it known that I, GEORGE .H 'BUDDLa citizen of Canada, residing at` Salt Lake City, inthe county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dirigible Headlights; and I do declare the following to 4bel a full, clear, and exact descriptionv of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in` the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. Y Y f f f My invention relates to improvements in automobile headlights and. has for its object to provide an extremely simple and inexpensive, yet ahighly eliici'ent and desirable arrangement of parts capable of yapplication to numerous makes of machines, for `turning the headlights -thereofsimultaneously with steeringl of the wheels. l

I am aware that numerous dirigible headlights haveV heretofore been.` devised, but most of' them are eithervery expensive and complicated or requirethat alterations be made in the machinebefore they can be installed. Due to theextremesimplicity of the present invention however and its novel Construction, the' device can be'inexpensively manufactured and marketed and employed universally upon the numerous types of machines now in use. v

v71th the foregoing in view, lthe invention residesin the novel constructiony and ar-y rangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawing. Figure 1 is a 'top plan viewiof theheadlight operating mechanism showingfitsassociationwith the front axle andthe front wheel steering means of an automobile, the vertical Vshafts of the headlights being shown in horizontal section;-

Fig. 2 is ay verticaltransverse section lon the planey of the line 2 2 of Fig. Q Fig. 8 is a side f elevation with V'partsgin section on the planeindiciated by the line 3-3ofFig.1. p f, fr Fig. t is an enlarged section .of the. clamp by means of which the mainopera't'ingarm i is secured to the usual steering rod.v

Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical ,section of one of the bearings for the headlight shafts. In the drawing above brieflydescribed, the

Specification of Letters Patent.`

1919. Serial 110,290,209.

numeral 1 designates thefront axleof an au!l tomobile, 2 refers tothe spindles carrying the front wheels 3 and equippedwi'th the usual rearwardly extending spring armsf4 which areconnected bythe steeringrod 5 whoseY ends are provided with the usual adjustingA means 6 foralinement of the front wheels. On different makes of machines, the steering gear varies, but the parts `so far mentioned usually -iremain the same.- I have shown a rod 7 connected to thefsteering rod 5 and operated bythe usual steering wheel for shifting said steering rod toguide the machine.` v Y Springs 8 are mounted on the axle 1 and the downt-urned frontrvends 9` of the usual side bars 10 of the chassis frame, are con-` nected Yto the front `ends of said springs in the usual manner, and I employ these pro-'1 jecting barendsas carrying ,means for the bearings 11 of two vertical shafts 12 which carry the headlights 13, novel provisionvbe-V vthrough the heads 16 and 15 and is threaded in the arm 14, and by means of this screw and the rteeth ofsaid heads, the bearing 11A may be set vertically at any required posi-` tion, whether the base A18 is clamped on the downturned ends 9. ofthe bars 10' or on a' horizontalpart of saidv bars.' Furthermore, the construction in question permits proper positioning of the bearing on different makes y.of machines in which the curvature at the'en'ds of the bars 10 varies. 1

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. Each shaft 12 is preferably formed of upl per and lower sections 20 and 21, each up# per section being of solidy formation. and having its lowerportion received rotatably inthe bearing 11, being provided with an outstandinglange or other shoulder 22 between which andthe bearing 11, a washer 23 of liber or the like is placed. The lower vextremity of the upper section 20 is reduced Y and threaded at24 and is received in the upper end of the lower section 21, and for inexpensive manufacture and lightness, 'sald lower section is preferably formed of metal tubing. The reduced end 24 may be secured in the section 21 manyy preferred manner but I have illustrated a cotter pin Y A clamping nut 26v 25 for this purpose. l and a locknut 27 are threaded on the reduced end 24 of the shaft'section 20,` Aand i the like 30 tothe lower ends of theshafts 12,

said arms converging rearwardly to the same extent as the steering arms 4, in order that the he'adlightson' the wheels may be turned in the proper relative manner, andthe rear ends of said crank arms are connected by a transverse rod 31 having forks 32 threaded adjustably on its endsv and provided with locknuts 33. Whenever the means 6 are adjusted to properly aline the front wheels 3,V

the forks' 32 may rsimilarly be adjusted if required, but this adjustment is intended principally to adapt thejdevice for use uponk different machines, necessitating that the headlight shaftsv12 be spaced different distancesapart. In fact, fthe rod 31 as manufactured is of a lengthI adequate for the widest machine frames and is cut off at the required point when the device is installed on others.

' One ofthe forks 32 is provided with a rearwardly extending neck having a ball 34 which is received in a socket member 36, said member being adjustably threaded on one end of antransverse operating rod 37 which is locatedibetween the rods 31 and 5. The other end of the rod37 carries an additional socketA member 38 and locknuts 39 are used for securing said socket members with respect toy the rod afterV the necessary relative adjustment has been made. Like the rod 31, the rod 37 is manufactured of. a

' length adequate to meet conditions requiring that it be rather long, andv when other conditions are encountered, said rod is'cut ofi' t0 the required length. Y Y l The socket member 38'receives a ball 40 on the front end of a main operating arm 41 whichmay extend under or over the Vaxle 1, according to the. make of machine. The rear end of the arm 41 Iis threaded through aY boss 42 on a clamp` 43` which is secured on the steering rod 5. by means of bolts or the like 44.- It willbe seen that theV clamp v43 may slideand turn upon the rod 5 before itV is tightened and that the arm 41 may thus be positioned at the required location for clearinfr all parts when the machine is steered. c Wbhen the arm extends under theL axle as A shown in Fig. 3, the lug 42 depends from the 70 clamp 43, but said'cl'amp is inverted when the arm must extend over ,the axle. Due to threading of the arm 41 through the lug 42, said arm may be adjusted forwardlyL and rearwardly to the requiredextent for properly positioning the same upon numerous designs of machines,"and a locknut 45 may be employed for holding said arm in adjustedposition. i g ,Y

In order to'v install the attachment upon a machine, it Ais simply lnecessary to mount thev usual headlights upon the shafts 12,-VV whose. upper ends may of course vary .in de`V sign4 for this purpose; to clamp the bases'18 of the bearings 11 upon the chassis frame;

Vto properly adjust the shafts 12 to or near vertical positions and ktighten the screws 20; to cut the rods 31 and thev properV length and connect them to the parts vwith which they vcoperate; to secure the clamp 43 kon the steering. rod 5 at the vproper angle for locatingV the arm 41 asrequired; and to thread said armforwardly or rearwardly as required. Affterjfinal adjustment of theI Vseveral parts has .been made, the several locknuts, screws and other fasteners used are tightened. r i Y Y f It will be'seeny from .the foregoing, that I have provided an extremely simple headlight steering attachment which f may be easily manufactured and-installed upon numerous makes of machines, yet that the d evice will be highlyeiiicient andreliabfe for turning the headlights when the machine is steered. Due to the rearward .converging of the arms 29, and the connecting rod 31, the lights are properly turned with relation to the wheels 3y and maybe accurately adj usted; by employing the relatively long rod 37 and the ball joints at the ends thereof, 110 the verticaly movement of the axle and' associated parts with respect to the chassis frame,v is taken? care of and 'in addition these ball joints permitall necessary movement in all directions; byv providing the 11.5 clamp j4'3 whichv'may be, turned upon the steering rod 5 priorfto final clamping, the A arm 41 may be located at the most desirable point ;r and by threading arm 41through a part ofptheclamp 43, theactive length ofl said arm may be varied. as required.

f its lower endrotetably received in said bearshaft section in said bearing, and a lower" ing, e shoulder on seid shaft section dis` tubular light-turning shaft section receiving posed et the Vupper end of the bearing, the seid reduced end of said upper section and 10 lower end of said shaft section being reduced secured thereto. and extending below the bearing, a nut In testimony whereof I have hereunto set threaded on seid reduced end, said nut and my hand., said shoulder preventing sliding of said l GEO. H. BUDD. 

